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ANGULO [4 records]

Record 1 2012-01-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
CONT

Assuming that Joe is an average club player, he'll almost always hit approximately to the same spot from that forehand corner of his. He won't cross-court half the time and put it down the line or into the center the rest of the time.

PHR

Backhand, baseline, forehand, open, service box corner.

PHR

To pick the corner.

PHR

To put/place the ball into the corner.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Après un échange réussi de dix coups, passer à un échange de vingt coups, en essayant de frapper profond dans les coins de coup droit.

PHR

Coin de coup droit, de revers.

PHR

Frapper les coins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Colocad el primer servicio en los ángulos.

CONT

Nos referimos al recorrido que describe el cuerpo en su desplazamiento hacia la pelota; éste ha de ser siempre [...] más o menos en dirección a la esquina derecha de la pista contraria, en diagonal [...] lo que es atajar la pelota, cortarle el camino. Si se ataca la pelota en este sentido, se irán encontrando grandes beneficios en el momento del impacto.

PHR

Esquina del drive.

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Record 2 2011-12-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Racquet Sports
DEF

The direction of a player's shot in relation to any line parallel to, and including, the baseline (measured in degrees).

CONT

Seles moved Martinez around like a marionette, dictating the points with her pace and piercing angles.

PHR

Crosscourt, high-to-low, hitting, passing (shots), racket-face, return, safe, severe, sharp, steep, volleying angle.

PHR

Angles of deflection, of incidence.

PHR

To cover, determine, shorten, widen an angle. To cut down, cut off, mix, use the angles. To create, hit short angles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sports de raquette
CONT

Le jeu en précision. Ce sont [les joueurs de tennis] qui aiment contrôler le jeu en plaçant leur coup. Ils jouent profond ou exploitent les angles.

CONT

Mauvais choix de jeu : par exemple, tenter des coups de débordement du centre où les angles sont trop difficiles à obtenir.

CONT

Jouer un retour court et croisé, qui risque cependant de lui ouvrir beaucoup d'angles s'il n'est pas parfait.

PHR

Angle aigu, prononcé.

PHR

Bissectrice de l'angle ouvert à l'adversaire.

PHR

Chercher l'angle. Exploiter les angles. Trouver des angles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Deportes de raqueta
CONT

Agudizó su espíritu, [Thomas Muster] buscó las líneas, abrió unos ángulos increíbles y sólo permitió a Sergi ganar dos juegos.

CONT

El éxito de un golpe depende del ángulo formado por la pelota y las cuerdas.

PHR

Ángulo abierto, cerrado.

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Record 3 2002-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
OBS

Mountain biking.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
OBS

Vélo tout-terrain.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
OBS

Bicicleta de montaña.

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Record 4 1999-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mathematics
DEF

Open figure formed by two lines joined at common endpoint.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques
DEF

Figure formée par deux lignes ou deux surfaces qui se coupent, mesurée en degrés.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas
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